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Atlanta City Hall
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Atlanta, GA 30303

July 3, 2020        

Atlanta City Council Member Antonio Brown Announces People's Uprising Taskforce Members 

ATLANTA — District 3 Council member Antonio Brown announced the members of the People's Uprising Taskforce during an event Thursday, July 2 on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. The group is a partnership between the community, elected officials, influencers, organizers, and activists that works to be responsive and proactive on issues of economic inequality, public safety reform, education reform, criminal justice reform, and civic engagement. The taskforce is a people’s movement focused on policy and action-based programmatic initiatives to dismantle systemic oppression that evoke uprisings. 

Members of the taskforce are below:

Executive Board

Council member Antonio Brown

State Representative David Dreyer

State Representative Erica Thomas

State Senator Nikema Williams

Fulton County Commissioner Natalie Hall

Dr. Rashad Richey

Randy Hazelton

Advisory Council

Council President Felica Moore

Council member Jennifer Ide

Judge Herman Sloan

Doug Strachan

Solicitor General Keith Gammage

Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk

John Eaves

Judge Christopher Ward

Patrick Labat

Public Administration Committee

Attorney Winfield Murray

Attorney Marquetta Bryan

Jason Allen

Jamie Ferguson

Chris Brown

Kelly Uhlis

Tanasha Mahone

Economic Committee

Dennis McKinley

Zak Wallace

Catherine Brewton

Labriah Lee Holt

Ryan Wilson

Charis McWhorter

Katerina Taylor

Carter Coleman

Civic Engagement

Attorney Gerald Griggs

Antonio Lewis

Kimberly Scott

Bem Joiner

Ann-Hill Bond

Kevin Sinah

Keith Strickland

Toni Bryce

Entertainment & Culture

Rob Hardy

Osiris Williams

Kimberly Jones

Estrella Sanchez

Dyllon Burnside

Daniel Newman

Communications

Tanika Cabral

Jason Winston

Stephen Vault

Charles Bourgeois

Roy Broderick

Stephanie Eason

Young Atlanta Leaders

Julius Thomas

Qri Montague

Deandre Gates

Amani Southerland

Arielle Brooks

Mary Chege

Destiny Britt

Darien Richards

Kehaulani Low

Andane Brown

Colin Nicholas

Markeena Novembre

Tyson Stoddard

Negest Deedee Tsegaye

Tamarre Torchon

Alison Riveria

Edwin Villalba

Sid King

Lydea Christie

Keyonta Jeffries

Takia Tinsley

Arista Ratchford

For more information, contact Brown’s office at (404) 330-6046.

About Atlanta City Council
The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Atlanta City Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the council’s consideration.

The Atlanta City Council is comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Felicia A. Moore; District 1: Carla Smith; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Antonio Brown; District 4: Cleta Winslow; District 5: Natalyn Mosby Archibong; District 6: Jennifer N. Ide; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: J.P. Matzigkeit; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Joyce M. Sheperd; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Andre Dickens.

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